Background
Bates, Daniel Moore was born on January 28, 1821 in Laurel, Delaware, United States. Son of Review Jacob and Mary (Jones) Moore.
Bates, Daniel Moore was born on January 28, 1821 in Laurel, Delaware, United States. Son of Review Jacob and Mary (Jones) Moore.
Adopted by Martin Waltham Bates after death of parents. Graduate Dickinson College, 1839, Master of Arts (honorary), 1842.
Admitted to Delaware bar, 1842. Secretary of state Delaware, 1847-1851. Commissioner for revision state laws Delaware General Assembly, 1849.
United States district attorney for Delaware, 1852-1861 delegate from Delaware to Washington (District of Columbia) Peace Conference, 1861.
Chancellor Delaware, 1865-1873. President History Society Delaware
Married Margaret Handy, November 1844.